CVE-2016-9062
LOWFirefox < 50.0 - Exposure of Sensitive Information via Private Browsing Metadata
Title source: llmDescription
Private browsing mode leaves metadata information, such as URLs, for sites visited in "browser.db" and "browser.db-wal" files within the Firefox profile after the mode is exited. Note: This issue only affects Firefox for Android. Other versions and operating systems are unaffected. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 50.
References (4)
Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1294438
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94337
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1037298
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.mozilla.org/security/advisories/mfsa2016-89/
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0008
EPSS Percentile
23.4%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (1)
mozilla/firefox
< 50.0
Published
Jun 11, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026